Master of Business Administration

What you will study

While undertaking this Online MBA program, you will complete 17.5 subjects, totalling 218.75 credit points, over three years. You will study the equivalent of one subject (12.5 credit points) each study period. There are three half-subjects (6.25 credit points), which are indicated in the list below.

Business Foundations

• Business Foundation for Managers
• Data Analytics for Decision Making
• Leadership in a Changing World (half subject)
• Ethics for Managers (half subject)

Finance, Accounting and Economics

• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Economics
• Finance

Marketing and Operations

• Marketing
• Brand Management
• Operations

Management and Strategy

• Managing People
• Strategic Management
• Sustainability and Data Analytics
• Implementing Strategy
• Managing in a Global Environment

Advanced Business

• Negotiations
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Analytical Decision Making and Optimisation
• Capstone (half subject)

Entry requirements

To apply for the Melbourne Business School Online MBA, applicants must have the following:

• A university degree and two years of work experience OR six years of work experience.
• Two confidential professional referees.
• Four personal statements relating to your goals and how you can contribute to the program.

OR

• Successfully completed the Graduate Certificate pathway (assuming initial enrolment was for the MBA and professional referees and personal statements have been previously provided).

English language requirements

All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including a recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test. If you need to undertake an English language test, you must meet one of the scores below:

• IELTS: Academic English test with a minimum score of 7.0 overall and with no individual band score less than 6.5.
• TOEFL: Minimum score of 102 (written score minimum 24 and no individual score lower than 21).
• Pearson: 72 + written communicative skill of 65 and no other communicative skill below 64.
• Cambridge: N/A

Accepted tests: IELTS (Academic English Only); TOEFL Internet-based test; Pearson Test of English Academic; Cambridge English: Advanced/Certificate of Advanced English (CAE). If a test displays N/A, it means it is not accepted for this course.

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Recognition of Prior Learning

Credit (recognition of prior learning) may be considered based on your professional qualification(s) or prior study of relevant subject(s) at a recognised academic institution. You can apply for credits for core subjects from these programs: Part-time MBA and Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (both face-to-face and online), Master of Marketing and Graduate Diploma in Marketing. The eligible core subjects are:

• Business Strategy / Strategic Management
• Data Analysis / Data Analytics for Decision Making
• Finance
• Financial Accounting
• Managing People
• Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• Operations

No other subjects are eligible for credit. Time limitations as well as a credit cap will apply according to the school's policy.

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Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative fee per subject in 2025: $5,148 (domestic full-fee paying place)

Indicative total program fee in 2025: $90,090 (domestic full-fee paying place)

Melbourne Business School Online reserve the right to adjust course fees annually.

A student’s fee may vary depending on:

• The number of subjects studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• Choice of subjects.
• Credit from previous study or work experience.
• Eligibility for government-funded loans.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.